St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19
MINNEAPOLIS PULpITS.
Sample Sermons Showing the Trend of
Religious Views.
DEVOTION TO THE VIRGIN.
Rev. Father C0rbett's DISCOURSE Ser.
mons by Rev. Lhamon and
DR.. Shutter.
MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS.

Rev. Father Corbett breaches an
Eloquent Sermon on the Sub
ject.
On the day of the feast of the Holy
Name of Mary an effective discourse on
the honor and devotion paid by CathO-
lies to the Virgin Mary was preached
by Father COrbett at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, and of which
the following is an abstract:
He took as his text, ''BehOld! from
henceforth all generations shall call me
bleSsed'' duke l., 49,, and commenced
by referring to the fact that frequently
ProteStants accuse Catholics of idolatry
because of the honor and love they
manifest to Mary. 1t is true, he said,
that Catholics are the only Christians
who have always hOnored Mary accord
ing to her dignity as mother of the Re-
deemer, but reason, tradition and the
sacred scriptures warrant them in Civ
ing Mary all the honor accorded her.
God himself hOnored Mary in select
ing her to become the mother of Jesus,
his only begOttOn Son, and Catholics
honor her because of her virginia. pur-
lty and the excellence and exalted dig
nifty of her maternity. The mother of
washington is hOnOred and venerated
by Americans because she gave birth to
the saviour of our country, and why not
the mother of Jesus, who brought forth
into the world the saviour of mankind?
Some Professionals misunderstood the
exact relationship between Jesus and
Mary. and believe with Nestorius, that,
Notwithstanding Mary is the mother of
Christ, she is not entitled to be called
the mother of God. The HISTORIAN
hQrQSV of 10 nf
EpheSuS, which convened in the fifth
century, there being 200 bishops pres
emit. Mary, of course, did not give His
divine nature to Jesus, but at His con-
ception the human nature taken from
Mary became united in the di-
vine person of the Godhead, and,
therefore, she is truly called the mother
of God. Truly Mary is the mother
of Him whom she conceived and brought
forth, for she who cOnceives and brings
forth is surely the mother of her Off
spring, yet the soul of the child is not
created by the mother, but by Almighty
God. The human and divine natures
were united in JeSuS-the one inherited
from Mary and the other from God, the
Father. Whence is this to me-" eX-
claimed Elizabeth, ''that the mother of
my Lord should come to me."-Luke l.,
43. The Catholics honor Mary on ac-
count OF her virginia. purity, and it is
most gratifying to know that the world
to-day admireS and hOnOrS virginia. pur-
ity in woman, despite the fact that i'm
purity is very prevalent among US.
Mary'S virtues and holiness were in
keeping with her high prerogative
of mother of our Redeemer, who
was truly God, or else Christianity
would be an imposition. 1t appears in
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OF faith the divinity of Christ to deny
lief in the divinity naturally compre-
hendS the eXaltatiOn of the mother.
Jesus honored his virgin mother during
his life on earth and was Obedient unto
her. 1t was at her request that he per-
formed His first miracle at the marriage
feast of Cana, of Galilee. Now as to
the worship of the blessed virgin.
There are three kinds of worship: One
supreme, which is rendered to
God alone on account of his di-
rect dominion over all creatures: an
inferior one we render saints and a
special inferior one we render the
and dignity all Gods creatures, as
daughter of the eternal Father, spouse
of the Holy Ghost and Mother of the
Son. The worship paid to Mary is in
finitely inferior to that given Almighty
God and is microscopy in its nature.
The invocation to Mary is 'spray for
u.s." to God ''have mercy on u.s." Mary
is exalted above all created beings, but
she stands at an infinite distance from
her divine Son. In directing our prayers
to Mary wedO not beseach her to grant
us of herself our petitions but that she
may use her influence in our behalf.
Mary is the type of the Christian
mother. From the crib to the cross she
was solicitous for her son, and how
could Christian mothers do better than
initiate her in expressing a constant
vigilance over their young, for educa-
ton really begins on the knee and at the
fireSide. Mary'S influence upon science
and art is felt in the world. The
masterpieces in painting were inspired
by love for her, and grand monuments
of devotion have been raised to her
honor. Hadyn and Mozart were moved
by love for Mary in their wonderful
compositions in music. Our own poet,
LOngfellow, has recognized her influ-
ence upon poetry and science.
claim is her due. Columbus sailed on
his perilous voyage under the patron
age of the "Star of the Sea- and on
disembarking from his frail vessel, the
Ste. Maria, the ''hail, holy Queen" was
chanted and its sweet vocal strains first
borne over the waters of the New World.
The United States are placed under the
protection of Mary by the Roman
pontiff, and Catholics who have fire.
quently received spiritual favors through
her interceSsion will not cease implOr-
ing her aid in temptation to obtain the
necessary blessings from Almighty God
to save their immortal souls.